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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Tipups => Topic started by: nightrunner06 on Jan 12, 2013, 05:59 PM
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I'm going to try it out next weekend when Im in NH fishing. I've never done this before but I think it will work. I'm going to pinch the line and the reel, hoping the big bait wont trigger the flag. But also not to tight so the pike will hit it. Anyone ever use cloths pins on their tip ups? Does it work?
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never heard of anyone ever doing this. ???
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so are you saying im out of my mind, or one of the smartest people ever? lol I know damn well someone told me about it along time ago. I just done remember who, and to me, sounds like it could work. ;D
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Search rubber bands on the site.
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We did 30 yrs ago we have graduated to small down rigger releases on the large tip ups rubber Bands suck !!!
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what kind of tip-up is it, some you can adjust the tension so bigger bait does not trip them.
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what kind of tip-up is it, some you can adjust the tension so bigger bait does not trip them.
I"m not sure the name brand, but it does have a "drag". I dont want to tighten it too much so that the pike spit it out.
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put cloths pin in the search a couple of neet pics on stick tip ups.
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We did 30 yrs ago we have graduated to small down rigger releases on the large tip ups rubber Bands suck !!!
Tough crowd over here!!! Didn't realize that I was on the NY board until now. Geez!
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My father and I use clothespins on our 40 up tipups. You either nail or glue half on the bottom of your tipup. Then put it back together. Run the line thru the corner of the clothespin. Its cheap and works great. These tipups dont have any drag and we have been doing this for a long time.
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what kind of tip-up is it, some you can adjust the tension so bigger bait does not trip them.
the trouble with adjusting the tension on the reels is it's on all the time and the pike drops the bait ...cloths pins will work we use alligater clips with tubing over the teeth! set it just so the shiner can't set the flag ... works great !
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Cloths pins work great for big bait. had mine on for the second season and they are holding up great.
(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x473/hickgtx600f4/SAM_0733.jpg)
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That's what is so great about this site, learn new tricks all the time. ;D
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That's what is so great about this site, learn new tricks all the time. ;D
Aint that the truth!
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Looks like a sweet idea, hesitant about doing that with my old wooden tip ups as they are antiques. Give it a whirl can't hurt
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They really help out with keeping large bait from tripping the flag. we often use large suckers around 8" or so and they were allways tripping the traps. this eliminated that prob. thought about glue or nails but this way if i wanna take them off there is only a small hole where the spring go's through. ;D
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Ive done this to all of my free spooling tip ups. I drill a hole at the end of the tip up by the reel and take the cloths pin apart so that one side is off and just insert the wire in the hwhole and it acts as ur cloth pin usually does I glue it so it wont come off ..
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This is an awsome idea....I have a spare set of the same tip ups, i am going to set em up like that tomarow. I love this site thanx for the tip.
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yup learn something new every day
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Been using alligator clips for years and my tip ups are older than I am. ;D
I affix the clip with very small model railroading nails I got from a hobby shop so I don't split the wood.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/Bartman44/tu.jpg)
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That is really cool. :tipup:
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I'm going to try it out next weekend when Im in NH fishing. I've never done this before but I think it will work. I'm going to pinch the line and the reel, hoping the big bait wont trigger the flag. But also not to tight so the pike will hit it. Anyone ever use cloths pins on their tip ups? Does it work?
Another old time trick to keep large bait from triggering flags is simply to gut off their tail. This trick causes the bait to try harder to swim which causes him to wiggle like he is severely wounded. This attracts pike. Add a little spray "GULP" or other scent and heat up the frying pan!
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If your using high flier`s, just short flag your tip-up`s. In other words don`t pull the flag all the way out when you set up you tip`up`s. This works for me when I use big suckers.
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I now have another reason to work on my icefishing gear ...
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We use stacker release , rubber bands work until you get cold fingers,about the only time we use them with perch or suckers
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Been using alligator clips for years and my tip ups are older than I am. ;D
I affix the clip with very small model railroading nails I got from a hobby shop so I don't split the wood.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/Bartman44/tu.jpg)
Nice old Fishcrafters there...Alot of my buddies still use them, they are great.
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Not many pike in NH